1. The Geography of Transport Systems Chapter 1 – Transportation and Geography Photos Copyright © 1999-2005, Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549 USA. Jean-paul.Rodrigue@hofstra.edu You may use the figures within for educational purposes only. No modification or redistribution permitted. For more information: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans

2. Concept 3 Historical Evolution of Transportation

3. Early European Sailships

4. Bridgewater Canal, Manchester, 1767

5. Mail Coach, Great Britain, 18 th Century

6. Erie Canal, New York, 1829

7. Lockport, Along the Erie Canal, New York, circa 1900

8. Completion of the Transcontinental Railway, 1869

9. Clipper Ships

10. Clipper Ship “Flying Cloud”

11. An Early Steamship, “The Great Britain”, 1845

12. Telegraph Receiver, 1844

13. First Free Ascent of a Hot-air Balloon With Passengers, 1783

14. Ford T Coupelet, 1915

15. Assembly Line of the Ford T Model, 1913

17. Wright Brothers First Airplane

18. ULCC, Persian Gulf

19. Douglas DC-3, 1937

20. Boeing 707

21. Bell’s First Telephone

22. First Containership, Ideal-X, 1956

23. Ideal-X being Loaded, 1956

24. Loading Hawaiian Merchant, 1958

25. Boeing 747

26. Shinkansen

28. Maglev Train, Shanghai 2003

29. ULTra (Urban Light Transport) System, Cardiff, UK

30. Method 3 The Route Selection Process

31. Route Selection to Minimize Walking Time